French PM Ayrault backs Obama reelection

French Socialist Prime Minister would like to see Barack Obama reelected president of the United States, as would the right-wing former president Nicolas Sarkozy and 72 per cent of the French population.

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In a radio interview Wednesday Ayrault said that, if he was a US citizen, he would vote Obama “without hesitation”.

But he added that he would like to see more “audacity” on some questions, notably the Middle East.

“This question has to be resolved,” he told France Inter radio. “It’s becoming insufferable for the people there. There is too much insecurity for Israel, we’ve seen that with Iran, but there is also too much suffering for the Palestinian people. So a solution must be put forward, it’s a question of great responsibility for world leaders.”